- Date
- April 1, 1970
- Place
- East Benard, TX · EAST BENARD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6175USnow S2B
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129054
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1748 70/4/1 NR.EAST BENARD,TEX SNOW S2B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N6175U PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 31, 2300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST BENARD,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- ACFT VEERED WHILE AVOIDING HOLE IN RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6175U
- Reported as
- Snow S2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duster Strip
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Other investigations on N6175U · 1
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